The truth is, there is no religious argument in Islam for the crime of murdering Muslim children at play. And so, for the most part, Jihadists do not bother making one. Instead, they put forth a simple proposition: The universe is divided into two. On one side are “the people of heaven;” on the other, “the people of hell.” There is no middle ground. If you are not on one side, then you are on the other. If you are not us, then you are them. If you are them, then it does not matter whether you are a soldier or not, a child or not, a Muslim or not. In a cosmic war one is either with God or
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